TWO PATTERNED SILK VISITING DRESSES, C. 1890s

1 2-pc visiting dress, bodice of steel blue silk satin w/ruched cream silk chiffon overlay, bobbin lace stock collar, skirt w/black jacquard pattern on steel blue satin ground, skirt orig. 1860s, reworked 1890, knife pleated & ruched black velvet hem band , Bodice B 36” W 29” L 19.5- 23” Skirt W 30” L 46- 50”(holes/tears/loss, disc., wear spots skirt, missing eye closures collar) Very Good; 1 2-pc visiting dress, bodice w/steel blue sleeves, collar & lapels w/grey silk velvet polka dots, lined w/silk twill, bodice/skirt striped shot silk, skirt draping reworked 1890s w/orig ruffles beneath overskirt, 1880s, Bodice B 32” W 26” L 20- 22.25” Skirt W 26” L 46.5” ,(holes, missing buttons, broken boning, fraying/wear, undone stitches/loose threads) Very Good